When space telescopes blazed with high-energy radiation for hours earlier this year, astronomers suspected that they were ...

New data on the gamma-ray burst "GRB 221009A", observed in October 2022, confirm theoretical models suggesting that these bursts of exceptionally intense electromagnetic waves generate structured, ...

(CNN) — Astronomers are trying to understand what caused a series of gamma ray bursts, or GRBs — the most powerful explosions in the universe. These energetic bursts are typically unleashed by the ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the brightest explosions in the universe. In just a few seconds, they can outshine all the stars in their host galaxy combined, releasing more energy than our sun will emit ...

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"If this is a massive star, it is a collapse unlike anything we have ever witnessed before." Astronomers have spotted a cosmic explosion of high-energy gamma-rays unlike any ever seen before. The ...

An artist's rendition of CHIME and its Outriggers across North America localizing the radio burst. Daniëlle Futselaar / MMT Observatory In March, astronomers detected a quick, powerful burst of radio ...